Alabama State Route 21
State Route 21 | ||||
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 279.471 mi[1] (449.765 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | File:Florida 97.svg SR 97 at the Florida state line | |||
| File:US 31.svg US 31 in Atmore and in Montgomery File:I-65.svg I-65 north of Atmore and again in Montgomery File:US 84.svg US 84 in Monroeville File:US 80.svg US 80 in rural Lowndes County and again in Montgomery File:US 82.svg US 82 in Montgomery File:I-85.svg I-85 in Montgomery File:US 280.svg US 280 in Sylacauga File:I-20.svg I-20 in Oxford File:US 78.svg US 78 in Oxford File:US 431.svg US 431 in Anniston | ||||
| North end | File:US 278.svg US 278 at Piedmont | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Escambia, Monroe, Wilcox, Lowndes, Montgomery, Elmore, Coosa, Talladega, Calhoun | |||
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State Route 21 (SR 21) is a 279-mile (449 km) state highway that extends from the Florida state line, near Atmore in Escambia County to Piedmont in Calhoun County. The route travels almost the entire length of the state from the northeast to the southwest. It is the longest signed state route in Alabama.
Route description
Starting at the northern terminus of Florida State Road 97 at the Florida state line south of Atmore, the route travels north through Atmore, passing under an intersection with Interstate 65 at exit 57, then enters Monroe County and travels northeast through Frisco City and Monroeville and is concurrent with SR 47 for part of this section. SR 21 then once again becomes a standalone route passing through Beatrice and Oak Hill. In Lowndes County, SR 21 begins its first concurrency with US 80, and the two highways enter Montgomery, the state capital, from the southwest. SR 21 then diverges northeastward from US 80 for a short concurrency with US 31, then travels concurrently with US 80 once again (as well as US 82) around the Montgomery city center, diverging from US 82 at US 231 and traveling concurrently with US 231 northward to Sylacauga at an interchange with US 280. From Sylacauga, SR 21 turns northeastward toward Talladega. The route travels close to the Talladega National Forest and the Talladega Superspeedway. From here, SR 21 continues generally northeastward through the cities of Oxford, Anniston, and Jacksonville before terminating at an intersection with U.S. Highway 278 in Piedmont. The route is paved throughout and often multi-lane.
Major intersections
Special routes
Monroeville business route
| Location | Monroeville |
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| Length | 3.2 mi[1] (5.1 km) |
Major intersections
The entire route is in Monroe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Monroeville | 0.00 | 0.00 | File:Alabama 21.svgFile:South plate.svg File:Alabama 41.svg SR 21 / SR 41 south | Southern terminus; southern end of SR 41 concurrency | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | File:South plate.svg File:Alabama 47.svg SR 47 south | Southern end of SR 47 concurrency | ||
| 2.5 | 4.0 | File:North plate.svg File:Alabama 41.svg SR 41 north | Northern end of SR 41 concurrency | ||
| 3.2 | 5.1 | File:Alabama 21.svgFile:North plate.svg File:Alabama 47.svgFile:South plate.svg File:Truck plate.svg File:Alabama 47.svg SR 21 / SR 47 north / SR 47 Truck south | Northern terminus; northern end of SR 47 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 47 Truck | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Frisco City truck route
| Location | Frisco City |
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| Length | 0.5 mi (800 m) |
Major intersections
The entire route is in Frisco City, Monroe County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | File:Alabama 21.svg SR 21 | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.5 | 0.80 | File:Alabama 21.svg SR 21 | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mileposts/General Highway Maps". Alabama Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ↑ Google Maps directions
- Rand McNally: The Road Atlas 2002, Rand McNally and Company 2001 ISBN 0-528-84446-6
External links
- Infobox road instances in Alabama
- State highways in Alabama
- Highways in Montgomery, Alabama
- Transportation in Escambia County, Alabama
- Transportation in Monroe County, Alabama
- Transportation in Wilcox County, Alabama
- Transportation in Lowndes County, Alabama
- Transportation in Montgomery County, Alabama
- Transportation in Elmore County, Alabama
- Transportation in Coosa County, Alabama
- Transportation in Talladega County, Alabama